Net Neutrality and “A Corporate Shill”

Net neutrality is a big deal. Corporations are spending big money on lawsuits and lobbying to make the policy go away, and this week those corporations won a big victory. But the fight isn’t over: now is the time to speak out.John Whitehouse
Twitter: @existentialfish

Net Neutrality Matters A Lot

A court this week struck down the FCC’s implementation of net neutrality. As the FCC contemplates making adjustments, network news completely ignored the issue – even as their parent corporations stand to benefit from the ruling. http://mm4a.org/1eRmVDm Related: Without net neutrality, a few corporations can take control of the internet: http://mm4a.org/1iWVE5f

Cliamte Change And Broadcast Networks

Network Sunday shows spent just 27 minutes discussing climate change in 2013. Today we released our study on how broadcast news covered climate in 2013: http://mm4a.org/LiW3nj Related: We always suspected it, now we have proof: Fox News only talks about climate change when it’s cold outside: http://mm4a.org/1dQmR4N

Lives Are On The Line

The Supreme Court heard a case this week about a buffer zone outside Massachusetts women’s health clinics. The buffer zone was instituted because of the threat of anti-choice violence: http://mm4a.org/1coKLDB Related: Four things to know about this Supreme Court case: http://on.fb.me/1aa33OD

Inside Fox News

Gabriel Sherman released his new book The Loudest Voice In The Room about the CEO and Chairman of Fox News, Roger Ailes. Joe Strupp sat down with Sherman for a conversation about Fox News, Ailes, and more: http://mm4a.org/1fz9FIs Related: An anonymous blog Roger Ailes reportedly commissioned defended Fox and regularly featured Ailes photoshopped as Superman, Rocky Balboa, and more: http://mm4a.org/1aCcdBC

FEATURED VIDEO

“You sound like a corporate shill.” That’s how Fox News anchor Shep Smith pushed back against his guest, an anti-net neutrality advocate and telecom CEO. http://youtu.be/Rz74fPqUOEU

JUST WRONG

Fox News “Medical A Team” member Keith Ablow declared this week that there is no such thing as being transgender. Needless to say, Ablow is very wrong: http://mm4a.org/1cpVsWo

HERE WE GO AGAIN

When Megyn Kelly talks about race, we’re always ready to correct her — and often have to. This week, Kelly misrepresented sentencing guidelines that could keep minority students from unfair imprisonment: http://mm4a.org/1b0BCBf

HE DOESN’T GET IT

Bill O’Reilly dedicated an entire segment to complaining about people discussing the pay gap between men and women. Sorry, Bill, this is a serious issue: http://mm4a.org/1dxnUM9